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NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station

By |2024-09-11T16:02:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, onboard, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, arrived at the [...]

Soyuz Spacecraft Docks to Station With Three Crew Members Aboard

By |2024-09-11T15:39:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is seen approaching the station ahead of docking at 3:32 p.m. EDT. Credit: NASA At 3:32 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft arrived at the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvet module as the International Space Station was flying 262 miles over central Ukraine. NASA astronaut Don Petitt and Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and [...]

NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon

By |2024-09-11T15:13:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. The mission is targeting an Oct. 10, 2024, launch. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon [...]

NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date

By |2024-09-11T15:12:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This bar graph shows GISTEMP summer global temperature anomalies for 2023 (shown in yellow) and 2024 (shown in red). June through August is considered meteorological summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The white lines indicate the range of estimated temperatures. The warmer-than-usual summers continue a [...]

Chile Flowers Bloom in Space

By |2024-09-11T14:36:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore fruit in the late summer and fall of 2021. Overcoming the challenges of growing fruit in microgravity is important to NASA for long-duration missions during which crew members will need good sources of Vitamin C to supplement their diets.NASA/Megan McArthur [...]

Three Crew Members Arriving to Station Soon on NASA+

By |2024-09-11T14:32:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship approaches the International Space Station 262 miles above the Croatian coast on the Adriatic Sea. NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms including social media. The [...]

The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse; a Supermoon; the Corn Moon; and the Harvest Moon

By |2024-09-11T12:51:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Skywatching Skywatching Home Eclipses What’s Up Explore the Night Sky Night Sky Network More Tips and Guides FAQ 23 Min Read The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse; a Supermoon; the Corn Moon; and the Harvest Moon The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse; a SuperMoon; the Corn Moon; the [...]

Crewed Soyuz Spacecraft Launches, Trio Headed to Space Station

By |2024-09-11T12:34:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 11. Credit: NASA The crewed Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 12:23 p.m. EDT Sept. 11 (9:23 p.m. Baikonur time) with NASA astronaut Don Petitt and [...]

NASA Remembers Sept. 11

By |2024-09-11T12:20:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change in American culture. Each year, we pause and remember. Beyond honoring the Americans who died that day, NASA also assisted FEMA in New York in the days afterward, and remembered the victims by providing flags [...]

9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole

By |2024-09-11T11:53:00-04:00September 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 Min Read 9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole An artist’s rendering of an Artemis astronaut working on the Moon’s surface. Credits: NASA NASA’s Artemis campaign will send the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon’s south polar region, marking humanity’s first return to the lunar [...]

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